Illinois Senate Republicans Tuesday announced they would again try to repeal a law that limits state and local law enforcement's participation in federal immigration enforcement.
Sponsors seek to reverse aspects of the 2017 law that prohibits law enforcement from participating, supporting or assisting the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Illinois law enforcement can currently only work with ICE if presented with a federal criminal warrant or otherwise required by federal law.
Senate Bill 1313 would rather require state law enforcement agencies to cooperate with ICE, “ensuring undocumented immigrants charged with or convicted of a felony are identified, reported, and deported,” according to a news release.
The bill is sponsored by State Sen. Neil Anderson (R-Andalusia) and was filed Tuesday morning. Additional legislation, sponsored by State Senators Terri Bryant (R-Murphysboro) and Andrew Chesney (R-Freeport), seeks to repeal the Illinois TRUST Act in its entirety.
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Multiple bills aiming to repeal the Act were filed in the last two-year General Assembly session that ended earlier this month.
HB4187 was filed in October of 2023 with around 35 sponsors and was referred to the Rules Committee. It would need to be reintroduced in the current session for it to still be considered.
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